Experienced Professional
Greater San Diego Area
- Current
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- Sales Assistant at Marina Village
- Owner at Young Enterprises / dB inc. (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Production Artist at Pindar Set
- Jr. Loan Officer at Courtesy Mortgage Company
- Sales Representative at Aplus.Net
- Sales Representative at DevStart, Inc.
- Sales Representative / Sales Manager at Abacus America
- Inside Sales/Customer Service at Recycler Photo Classifieds
- Graphic Designer at V. International
- Education
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- Pittsburgh Technical Institute
- Aliquippa Senior High School
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Larissa Young’s Summary
E-media professional and creative genius always looking for those moments that blend the fine line between work and play.
I have a broad range of experience in the worlds of media, hosting, techology, advertising and art. Things involving art, media, marketing, advertising and technology are good. I specialize in digital art/media, advertising, production, photography, marketing, web presence, identification and branding, typography, fine art, and graphic design. I have a knack for customer service, consultations, organization, and play well with others.
My current goals involve a graphic line for apparel/accessories, work on various writing projects, and organizing events for everything under the sun. I am also looking to get back in touch with my past contacts (and make new ones) from the tech/IT/online media industry. I've been heavily interested in blogging/social networking/e-media for several years now and am trying to expand in that field as well.
Larissa Young’s Specialties:
blogging, project management, customer service, e-based marketing, graphic & fine art, photography, proofreading, retention management, reviewing, sales, SEO, site optimization, writing - Software Skills: Image and HTML Editors, Web Design, 3d Modeling / Animation, Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, Flash, Dreamweaver, Director, Front Page, 3D Studio Max, Poser, Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, PageMaker, Quark Xpress, ACT, Rodopi, Storyboard & CBT experience
Larissa Young’s Experience
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Sales Assistant
Marina Village
(Hospitality industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Perform administrative duties in a special events center catering to the wedding industry. Duties include scheduling, receiving visitors, giving tours, event planning, accomplishment of designated administrative details, & preparation of special reports. Design/maintain the company's website as well as all e-marketing ventures. Set up/maintain customer files, conserve client relationships (incl. correspondence regarding billing matters & all event details). Structure, format, input and proofread a variety of material, including but not limited to all client files, correspondence, reports and records, event lists and various other data. Work with management to provide marketing ideas and various creative data to increase clientele. Perform general office management duties such as setting up and maintaining files, answering multi-line phone systems, et cetera. Operate various types of office and reproduction equipment including computer systems.
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Owner
Young Enterprises / dB inc. (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)
Creation and sales of web hosting services, photographic services, advertising/promotion/marketing services, custom web design, graphic design and fine art on a a per-need basis. Also provide administrative/clerical services upon request (proofing, editing, transcription, et cetera). Current focus is on a line of apparel/accessories with a personalized flair, as well as creating promotional items (flyers, business cards, logos, etc).
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Production Artist
Pindar Set
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2006 — January 2007 (3 months)
Pindar is the sole graphics company for Yellow Book/Yell Group. Worked as a Studio Artist to create new ads or update existing ads.
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Jr. Loan Officer
Courtesy Mortgage Company
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Banking industry)
May 2006 — November 2006 (7 months)
In training to become a senior loan officer; currently work closely with senior loan officers to prospect new customers for mortgage/refinance industry.
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Sales Representative
Aplus.Net
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2006 — May 2006 (4 months)
Currently selling Internet Services (web design and hosting, servers, etc). Bringing new business via generated (internal) leads, as well as through freelance efforts.
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Sales Representative
DevStart, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2004 — March 2005 (9 months)
Transferred to DevStart, an online media promotion and advertising division of Abacus. Launched business development and partnership with clients in the web promotion, online media and hosting industries for online advertising campaigns. Bought and negotiated campaigns (banner/network/CPM/CPA/affiliate programs/etc), and established relationships with new clients. Worked with a small yet enthusiastic crew (worldwide) to ensure successful campaigns of varying lengths. Obtained client loyalty and fostered new flourishing relationships; clients were keen on working with me. Performed and reviewed manual maintenance on every aspect, including production of creatives, invoices, updates, etc through the use of Excel, Rodopi, Act and various other software. All campaigns were under the Devstart Network; flagship sites are HostReview.com and PromotionWorld.com.
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Sales Representative / Sales Manager
Abacus America
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2003 — July 2004 (1 year )
Sold Internet Services (web design and hosting, servers, etc) for Aplus.Net, managed a large personal account base of several hundred new and existing clients.
Promoted in 6 months to Team Leader and Sales Manager for sister company (Cedant.com) managed a company-wide account base of 19,000+ customers worldwide. Maintained new & existing account base with upselling in personalized web design and hosting plans.
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Inside Sales/Customer Service
Recycler Photo Classifieds
(Newspapers industry)
April 2003 — June 2003 (3 months)
Brought in new clientele for reselling in classified and photo advertisements, heavy outbound calling and cold contacting
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Graphic Designer
V. International
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
August 2002 — April 2003 (9 months)
Redesigned current products (purses, metal signs, etc) with a more current look using nostalgic/fine art
Created flyers/brochures for different trade shows
Larissa Young’s Education
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Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Associates , Specialized Multimedia Technologies, minor in Web Design , July 1999 — July 2001
Easily adaptable to many design situations, have exposure to formal graphic arts and fine arts training
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- Technical School - n/a
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Aliquippa Senior High School
Academic Diploma , Academic , September 1995 — July 1999
Continuous perfect attendance, ’99 Director’s Award for Band, continuous GPA of 3.0+, Habitat for Humanity work in New Orleans.(‘97)
- Activities and Societies:
- Band, Chorus
Additional Information
Larissa Young’s Websites:
Larissa Young’s Interests:
Customer service, graphic & fine art, campaign and project management, e-based marketing/promotion, retention management, photography, writing, reviewing, proofreading, bellydancing, performance, music, reading, physical fitness, digitalia, culture shock
Larissa Young’s Groups:
Atomic Cartoons
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The San Diego Art Institute
Larissa Young’s Honors:
1999 Director's Award for Band, Continuous perfect attendance, Continuous GPA of 3.0+
Larissa Young’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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